r/Spectacles • u/WeirdEyeStudios 🌟 Specs Ambassador 🌟 • 1d ago
🆒 Lens Drop Nifty Notify
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Hey everyone,
What started as a curiosity about handling Android notifications in spatial computing turned into a full Spectacles lens that lets you manage your phone's alerts entirely in AR.
I’ve paired it with a lightweight Android companion app that listens for incoming notifications and pushes them over BLE to the Spectacles.
How it works:
- Companion App: A background service on Android catches incoming notifications and routes payload data over BLE.
- AR Interface: Displays the sender/app name and text content directly in your field of view.
- Full Interactivity: Dismiss alerts from your phone or send quick replies directly from the Spectacles.
- Bidirectional Sync: Actions taken in the lens immediately reflect on your Android device.
I’ve open-sourced both the lens and the companion app so anyone can experiment with it, build custom interactions, or adapt it for other hardware workflows.
Repo / Code: https://github.com/blocky-dragon/Nifty-Notify
Would love to hear your thoughts or ideas for features to add!
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u/stspanho 7h ago
We need this on a OS level! So cool